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Reuters: US student held prisoner by North Korea dies days after release

An American university student held prisoner in North Korea for 17 months died at a Cincinnati hospital on June 19, just days after he was released …
Reuters

Reuters: NATO war game defends Baltic weak spot for first time

U.S. and British troops have carried out the first large-scale NATO defensive drill on the border between Poland and Lithuania, rehearsing for a …
Reuters

Washington Post: Pentagon says US aircraft shoots down Syrian government jet over northern Syria

A U.S. strike aircraft shot down a Syrian government fighter jet June 18 shortly after the Syrians bombed U.S.-backed fighters in northern Syria, the …
Washington Post

Reuters: Van rams worshippers leaving London mosque, killing at least one

A van ploughed into worshippers leaving a London mosque on June 19, killing at least one person and injuring 10 others in what witnesses said was a …
Reuters

Reuters: Trump lawyer says president not informed he is under investigation

One of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyers said in television interviews on June 18 that the president was not under investigation for …
Reuters

RFE/RL: Iraqi forces drive Islamic State from border crossing with Syria

The Iraqi military says its forces and Sunni tribal fighters have driven Islamic State (IS) extremists out of the Al-Waleed border crossing near …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Associated Press: Merkel says Pope urged her to fight for Paris climate deal

VATICAN CITY — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Pope Francis encouraged her to work to preserve the Paris climate accord despite the U.S. …
Associated Press

Reuters: European rights body criticizes draft Moldovan electoral law

A pan-European rights body said on Friday there were significant concerns about a draft law in Moldova that would change the way the country conducts …
Reuters

Voice of America: Pentagon says no decision on US troop numbers in Afghanistan

PENTAGON — The Pentagon said Friday that the defense secretary has not yet decided how many U.S. troops to commit to the fight in Afghanistan. Defense …
Voice of America

RFE/RL: EU calls for Transatlantic coordination on any new Russia sanctions

The European Union has urged international partners to coordinate any new sanctions against Russia, a day after the U.S. Senate proposed additional …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: Germany threatens retaliation if US sanctions harm its firms

Germany threatened on June 16 to retaliate against the United States if new sanctions on Russia being proposed by the U.S. Senate end up penalizing …
Reuters

New York Times: How the Russia investigation entangled a Manafort protégé

Nearly everywhere Paul Manafort went, it seemed, Rick Gates followed, his protégé and junior partner. Election campaigns in Eastern Europe and Africa. …
New York Times

Reuters: US concerned about Baltic incidents in forthcoming Russian war games

The United States is concerned about possible Russian incursions along NATO’s Baltic borders during large Russian military exercises in September and …
Reuters

Deutsche Welle: Germany’s Merkel slams planned US sanctions on Russia

German Chancellor Angela Merkel shares concerns that proposed new US sanctions against Russia could hurt European companies, her spokesman says. He …
Deutsche Welle

RFE/RL: Trump says no proof of collusion with Russians

U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a tweet saying that investigations have produced no proof that his campaign colluded with Russia to interfere …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: Trump acknowledges he is under investigation in Russia probe

President Donald Trump acknowledged on June 16 that he is personally under investigation as part of a widening probe into alleged Russian meddling in …
Reuters

Reuters: Poland plans Trump-era defense spending splurge, critics say ‘unrealistic’

Poland’s new plans to nearly double defense spending and add a further 100,000 personnel to its armed forces seem, on paper, to be just what NATO …
Reuters

Reuters: Pence hires his own lawyer for Russia probes

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has hired a lawyer known for defending government officials in high-profile investigations to help him with probes into …
Reuters
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